James Lowes

Jimmy Lowes
Personal information
Full nameJames Lowes
Born (1969-10-11) 11 October 1969
Playing information
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight14 st 0 lb (89 kg)
PositionHooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1987–92 Hunslet 94 22 19 0 126
1992–96 Leeds 125 20 0 0 80
1996–03 Bradford Bulls 238 98 6 2 406
Total 457 140 25 2 612
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1997 Ireland 1 1 0 0 4
1997–02 Great Britain 5 1 0 0 4
2001 Yorkshire 1 1 0 0 4
Coaching information
Rugby league
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2008–09 Warrington Wolves 16 7 0 9 44
2014–16 Bradford Bulls 53 31 3 19 58
2018 Leeds Rhinos 3 1 1 1 33
Total 72 39 4 29 54
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2013–14 Leeds Carnegie 34 26 0 8 76
2017–18 Yorkshire Carnegie
Total 34 26 0 8 76
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James Lowes is a rugby league and rugby union coach, and a former professional rugby league footballer. He has been senior performance coach with Halifax Panthers since 2025.

He played rugby league for Hunslet and Leeds, and found most success with Bradford Bulls, from 1996 to 2003. He won the Man of Steel Award in 1997. He won one international cap for Ireland, and five for Great Britain.

In rugby league, he has had coaching roles with Salford, Warrington Wolves, Bradford Bulls and Leeds Rhinos, England and Great Britain. In rugby union, he has coached Leeds/Yorkshire Carnegie, Ealing Trailfinders and West Park Leeds.